VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

The Witch (2015)

The Shining (My all time favorite)

M. Night Shymalan – The Village, Signs 

What did you think of Paranormal Activity?

Original

Some mothers relationship is better than some with father, like the daughter with father emotion is more enough  than daughter with mother. So some mother will think one some married she will think that you take my son from me / before married my son can always take care of me or can talk a lot things whatever about the working or some hobbies, but when he gets married he will just talk with his wife. So some mother will feel lonely and feel very strange.

Corrected

People often have better relationships with the father than with the mother. So some mothers will think that have taken my son from me. Before marriage, my son could always take care of / always took care of me or can talk about anything / a lot of things including his work life / job or some hobbies, but when he gets married he will just talk with his wife. So some mothers will feel lonely and feel very strange.

Grammar

maybe your mother think
maybe your mother thought / thinks

I haven’t my mothers-in-law’s WeChat
I don’t have my mother-in-law’s WeChat

And my husband will told his mother
And my husband will tell his mother

at the beginning of married
at the beginning of marriage
my marriage is strong
I got married when I was young

but when I pregnant 
but when I became pregnant

if I haven’t my son
if I hadn’t had my son
if I didn’t have my son

before we have a baby
before we had a baby

loves boy than girl
loves boys more than girls

Vocabulary

you have a different dynamic with my son – the feeling is different / you act different

strict – 严格
He was very strict with me.
He’s not strict anymore.

if you don’t want your son to copy your husband’s life
[repeat his mistakes]

important for his life / development / growth / upbringing
during my upbringing

mostly – yes for the most part

keep the distance between us
keep separation between us
keep some distance
we need some space

I want to love you at a distance

advent of social media
the beginning of social media
the start of social media

just so you know I’m not bullshiting you
bullshit – you’re saying things that either aren’t true, or you’re just talking/ insincere

train of thought – I forgot what we were talking about
I lost my train of thought.

midlife crisis – 危机
quarter life crisis

elope – 私奔

hits close to him for me – this is very familiar to my situation
Your husband’s story hits very close to home for me.

intimate – 亲密 – very private

you invaded my privacy 

Pronunciation

heart

character – karacter

civil – sivil